DELAWARE, A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY.
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1977). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 221 pages. First edition. Illustrated history. READ MORE about DELAWARE, A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY
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DELAWARE, A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY.
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1977). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 221 pages. First edition. Presentation "Carol e. Hoffecker with best wishes to Audrey Wirt" on title page. Ink inscription on facing page "Happy Birthday, Audrey, Aug. 6, 1977, from Pat." Jacket is price clipped. READ MORE about DELAWARE, A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY
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DELAWARE, A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY.
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1977). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 221 pages. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. READ MORE about DELAWARE, A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY
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DELAWARE, THE FIRST STATE.
Wilmington: The Middle Atlantic Press, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 215+(1) pages. First edition. A Delaware Heritage Commission book. Illustrated history of Delaware written for juveniles. READ MORE about DELAWARE, THE FIRST STATE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 68902
DELAWARE, THE FIRST STATE.
Wilmington: The Middle Atlantic Press, (1989). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 215+(1) pages. Second printing of 1988 first edition. A Delaware Heritage Commission book. Illustrated history of Delaware written for juveniles. READ MORE about DELAWARE, THE FIRST STATE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 128334
READINGS IN DELAWARE HISTORY.
Newark: University of Delaware Press, (1973). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 220 pages. B2-1277. First edition, the hardbound variant. With contributions by H. Clay Reed, Harold B. Hancock, John A. Munroe, Peter Welsh, Harold C. Livesay and Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. Signed by the author on the title page. READ MORE about READINGS IN DELAWARE HISTORY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 68300
ROCKS AND THE ROCK OR A COMPARISON OF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY TO NEW SWEDE N.
N.P. n.p., (1993). paper wrappers. 2-4+(1) pages. A souvenir of Hoffecker's speech at the Annual Compact Day luncheon at the Greenville Country Club on November, 20, 1993. Partially funded by the Delaware Heritage Commission. READ MORE about ROCKS AND THE ROCK OR A COMPARISON OF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY TO NEW SWEDE N
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 41386
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW SWEDEN. NOW CALLED, BY THE ENGLISH, PENNSYLVANIA, IN AMERICA. COMPILED FROM THE RELATIONS AND WRITINGS OF PERSONS WORTHY OF CREDIT, AND ADORNED WITH MAPS AND PLATES. Translated from the Swedish ... with Notes by Peter S. du Ponceau.
Removed from Volume III of the Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
(Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1834). 8vo. later cardboard covers with crude paper spine covering. 166 pages. Removed from Volume III of the Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. First edition in English (Howes C-84). Translated from the 1702 first edition published in Sweden. With all five plates present including one showing Fort Trinity in New Castle, Delaware. READ MORE about SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW SWEDEN. NOW CALLED, BY THE ENGLISH, PENNSYLVANIA, IN...
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 29428
THE GOLDEN FLEECE TAVERN, THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE FIRST STATE.
N.P. (The Friends of Old Dover, Inc, 1987). 8vo. cloth. xiii, (i), 72 pages. First edition. A history of the beginning of government in Delaware as centered around this important meeting place in Dover. READ MORE about THE GOLDEN FLEECE TAVERN, THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE FIRST STATE
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THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS ON THE DELAWARE, THEIR HISTORY AND RELATION TO THE INDIANS, DUTCH AND ENGLISH, 1638-1664. With an Account of the South, The New Sweden, and The American Companies, and the Efforts of Sweden to Regain the Colony.
2 volumes.
New York: Swedish Colonial Society, 1911. thick tall 8vo. blue cloth stamped in gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut. xx,466; xii,467-879+(1) pages. 2 volumes. B1-1568. Howes J-124. Well illustrated including maps. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Shaken and a hint of soiling, else fine. READ MORE about THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS ON THE DELAWARE, THEIR HISTORY AND RELATION TO THE INDIANS, DUTCH AND...
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 29207
I REMEMBER WHEN, PRIZE WINNING REMINISCENCES BY DELAWARE ARE SENIOR CI.
N.P. University of Delaware and the Delaware State Arts Council, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Foreword by Patricia Kent followed by essays. READ MORE about I REMEMBER WHEN, PRIZE WINNING REMINISCENCES BY DELAWARE ARE SENIOR CI
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I REMEMBER WHEN: BETWEEN THE WORLD WARS, A TREASURY OF REMINISCENCES B Y DELAWARE AREA SENIOR CITIZENS.
N.P. Cultural Affairs, Continuing Education, University of Delaware, 1980. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 100 pages. Illustrated. READ MORE about I REMEMBER WHEN: BETWEEN THE WORLD WARS, A TREASURY OF REMINISCENCES B Y DELAWARE AREA SENIOR...
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I REMEMBER WHEN: THE WORLD WAR PERIODS - AT HOME AND ABROAD, A TREASUR Y OF REMINISCENCES BY DELAWARE AREA SENIOR CITIZENS AND OLDER MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
Newark: University of Delaware Continuing Education, (1981). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 104 pages. Illustrated. READ MORE about I REMEMBER WHEN: THE WORLD WAR PERIODS - AT HOME AND ABROAD, A TREASUR Y OF REMINISCENCES BY...
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I REMEMBER WHEN 1940-1941. PART II, JURY-SELECTED REMINISCENCES BY DELAWARE AREA SENIOR CITIZENS.
N.P. Cultural Affairs, Delaware State Arts Council, 1979. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 36 pages. Foreword by Kent followed by 13 essays including ones on Wilmington, Lewes, Milton, Shellpot Park and Bridgeville. READ MORE about I REMEMBER WHEN 1940-1941. PART II, JURY-SELECTED REMINISCENCES BY DELAWARE AREA SENIOR CITIZENS
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PIE IN THE SKY: THE AUTHORIZED HISTORY OF PUNKIN CHUNKIN'.
The Cedar Tree Press, 2008. 8vo. paperback. 144 pages. Punkin Chunkin has been a part of Delaware for over twenty years now and it is likely to continue for many more autumns. Who would have thought that a challenge to see who could throw a pumpkin the farthest would grow to be one of the largest events in our state, drawing tens of thousands of people to acres of corn fields in normally quiet slower..... READ MORE about PIE IN THE SKY: THE AUTHORIZED HISTORY OF PUNKIN CHUNKIN'
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HISTORY OF SWEDISH COLONIAL EXPANSION.
Newark: University of Delaware, 1938. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 46 pages. B1-1567. Translated from the French by George E. Brinton and H. Clay Reed and with a note from them printed on page iii. Previous ownership insription in ink on top edge of cover. Wrappers chipped around edges. READ MORE about HISTORY OF SWEDISH COLONIAL EXPANSION
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THE DELAWARE FINNS, OR THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, WEST NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PART OF MARYLAND.
New York: The Humanity Press, (1925). 8vo. cloth. 331 pages. B1-1619. Covers the settlements made in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Some fading of spine. READ MORE about THE DELAWARE FINNS, OR THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, WEST NEW JERSEY...
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THE BOUNDS OF DELAWARE.
Wilmington: Greenwood Book Store, (1947). 8vo. cloth, paper cover label, dust jacket. 69 pages. B1-121. Printed by The Star Publishing Company with design by John Woodlock. With six illustrations. History of the state boundaries of Delaware beginning with William Penn and carrying on to the Supreme Court in the 20th century. Signed by Lunt on free endpaper. One page prospectus to book loosely inserted. Jacket soiled with small tears along edges. READ MORE about THE BOUNDS OF DELAWARE
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THE BOUNDS OF DELAWARE.
Wilmington: Printed by the Star Publishing Company, (1952). 8vo. cloth, paper cover label, dust jacket. 69 pages. See B1-121. First edition, second printing. With design by John Woodlock. With six illustrations. History of the state boundaries of Delaware beginning with William Penn and carrying on to the Supreme Court in the 20th century. Jacket chipped and internally tape repaired which has spotted the front of the jacket. Name in ink in corner of free endpaper..... READ MORE about THE BOUNDS OF DELAWARE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 116132
THE BOUNDS OF DELAWARE.
Wilmington: (Greenwood Book Store, 1947). 8vo. cloth, paper cover labeL. 69 pages. B1-121. Printed by The Star Publishing Company with design by John Woodlock. With six illustrations. History of the state boundaries of Delaware beginning with William Penn and carrying on to the Supreme Court in the 20th century. Presentation on front free endpaper "For Gertrude Kruse with appreciation of her unfailing support in this venture, October 13, 1947, Dudley Lunt." Covers soiled. Water staining..... READ MORE about THE BOUNDS OF DELAWARE
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HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE.
Edited by Miss Jeannette Eckman.
N.P. Delaware State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1963. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xiv), 109 pages. Edited by Miss Jeannette Eckman. B2-123. With a foreword by John Munroe. This series of pen-and-ink illustrations of historic buildings accompanied by text originally appeared in the Wilmington Journal-Every Evening. Jacket chipped. and faded. READ MORE about HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE
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HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE.
Edited by Miss Jeannette Eckman.
N.P. Delaware State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1963. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xiv), 109 pages. Edited by Miss Jeannette Eckman. B2-123. With a foreword by John Munroe. This series of pen-and-ink illustrations of historic buildings accompanied by text originally appeared in the Wilmington Journal-Every Evening. Signed by Macdonald. Covers slightly rubbed. READ MORE about HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE
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HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE.
Edited by Agnes Nolan.
N.P. Delaware State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1976. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xiv), 110 pages. Edited by Agnes Nolan. Third edition. B2-123 for first edition. With a foreword by John Munroe. Also has a one page note on this Bicentennial Edition. This series of pen-and-ink illustrations of historic buildings accompanied by text originally appeared in the Wilmington Journal-Every Evening. READ MORE about HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE
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HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE.
Edited by Miss Jeannette Eckman.
N.P. Delaware State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1963. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xiv), 109 pages. Edited by Miss Jeannette Eckman. B2-123. First edition. With a foreword by John Munroe. This series of pen-and-ink illustrations of historic buildings accompanied by text originally appeared in the Wilmington Journal-Every Evening. Jacket chipped. and faded. READ MORE about HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE
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TALES OF DELAWARE.
N.P. n.p., (1991). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 111, (3) pages. First edition. 21 historical and autobiographical tales by Martin. Covers growing up in Laurel, the murder of Theodore Wilson, the battle at Cooch's Bridge, the disappearance of Jim Thompson, Margaret Handy, etc. Signed by author. READ MORE about TALES OF DELAWARE
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 67058